Aktaş, Siirt
Aktaş | |
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  Aktaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′14″N 41°48′29″E / 37.954°N 41.808°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Siirt |
| Population (2021)[1] | 602 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Aktaş (Armenian: Berhurk; Kurdish: Berhurek) is a village in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 602 in 2021.[1][3]
The hamlets of Arpalı, Bakır, Düzlüce and Konaklı are attached to the village.[2]
According to the Armenian prelacy survey of 1878, the village was populated by 17 Armenians. In 1902, the village lacked an Armenian population, and in 1913, it was exclusively Muslim-populated with 25 households.[4] The village was depopulated in the 1990s.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Sugden, Jonathan (2005). Turkey "still Critical": Prospects in 2005 for Internally Displaced Kurds in Turkey. Human Rights Watch. p. 17.
- ^ Tatoyan, Robert A. "Kaza of Siirt/Sghert – Demography". Houshamadyan. Retrieved 19 September 2023.